April 25, 2016
McGehee Lectureship Speaker Says Science Must Lead Its Own Reform
The scientific enterprise is damaged but not broken.
That was the message delivered April 13 by Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D., during the fifth Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D., Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research.
UAMS College of Public Health Welcomes Seven New Board Members
Seven members have been added to the advisory board for the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for three-year terms.
April 22, 2016
Kidney Conference Focuses on Renal Biopsies
The first UAMS Kidney Con was a hands-on affair, with presenters and attendees alike heading back into a skills lab to practice performing ultrasounds of the kidneys and ultimately, ultrasound-guided renal biopsies.
April 12, 2016
Graduate Student Chosen for Mentoring Program
April 12, 2016 | A UAMS graduate student has been selected by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to participate in a prestigious mentoring program. Sarah Kennett, a Ph.D. candidate in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program of the Graduate School and College of Health Professions, was chosen for the Pathways Program, a mentoring program for early-career…
April 8, 2016
Brother-to-Brother Kidney Transplants Run in Family
April 8, 2016 | For Jeff Johnson, the decision to give his older brother, James, a kidney was a no-brainer. It was a decision the 48-year-old had made 31 years earlier when their father underwent a kidney transplant at UAMS with an organ donated by one of his brothers. James Johnson Sr., along with another…
April 7, 2016
April 26 Science Café — Makers & Inventors: Innovation Today
LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Makers & Inventors: Innovation Today, on April 26. Panelists will discuss the creativity of makers and inventors and the steps involved in the marketing, patenting and technology transfer of new ideas, products…
April 6, 2016
Myeloma Awareness Takes Center Stage at Showcase
April 6, 2016 | Local performers volunteered their time to entertain Myeloma Institute patients and staff March 30 during the F7 Myeloma Awareness Showcase. The showcase was planned by F7, UAMS’ inpatient bone marrow transplant unit, as part of Myeloma Awareness Month, said Richard Alcala, the unit’s patient activity and volunteer coordinator. Approximately 50 people…
March 31, 2016
Researchers Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections With Nanodrug
LITTLE ROCK – A research team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) microbiologist Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., and University of Arkansas chemist Jingyi Chen, Ph.D., has developed an alternative therapeutic approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant infections. The novel method uses a targeted nanodrug consisting of gold nano “cages” loaded with antibiotic that when irradiated…
March 21, 2016
UAMS to Hold Free Parkinson’s Forum
Read about the 2017 Parkinson’s Symposium on Sunday, April 2 LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is holding the second annual Parkinson’s Forum on April 10, 2016, featuring experts in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s plus syndromes. The free event will be held 1 p.m….
March 9, 2016
Arkansas Surgeon General Discusses Health Care Reform
March 9, 2016 | Health care reform in Arkansas stands at a critical juncture, Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe, M.D., M.P.H., told members of the Master of Health Administration Alumni Association at their annual luncheon Feb. 26. Bledsoe said the state Legislature’s upcoming vote on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s revamp of the private option that expanded…
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